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Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW)

Marion County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 92 counties in 2017, at 594,093 jobs. Union County had the lowest, at 1,288 jobs. The median was 12,897 jobs and the figure for Indiana was 3,018,177 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest594,093Marion County
Lowest1,288Union County
Median12,89792 counties
Indiana3,018,177History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 13,763 jobsAllen County: 184,976 jobsBartholomew County: 50,560 jobsBenton County: 2,354 jobsBlackford County: 3,335 jobsBoone County: 28,904 jobsBrown County: 2,989 jobsCarroll County: 5,217 jobsCass County: 14,544 jobsClark County: 53,833 jobsClay County: 7,638 jobsClinton County: 10,833 jobsCrawford County: 1,935 jobsDaviess County: 11,518 jobsDearborn County: 13,954 jobsDecatur County: 13,940 jobsDeKalb County: 21,796 jobsDelaware County: 45,530 jobsDubois County: 28,977 jobsElkhart County: 133,688 jobsFayette County: 6,319 jobsFloyd County: 30,190 jobsFountain County: 4,587 jobsFranklin County: 4,261 jobsFulton County: 6,201 jobsGibson County: 20,323 jobsGrant County: 27,218 jobsGreene County: 6,316 jobsHamilton County: 140,022 jobsHancock County: 23,116 jobsHarrison County: 10,356 jobsHendricks County: 68,768 jobsHenry County: 13,430 jobsHoward County: 39,872 jobsHuntington County: 13,841 jobsJackson County: 21,291 jobsJasper County: 12,055 jobsJay County: 7,352 jobsJefferson County: 12,332 jobsJennings County: 7,218 jobsJohnson County: 52,845 jobsKnox County: 17,322 jobsKosciusko County: 37,939 jobsLaGrange County: 14,028 jobsLake County: 187,601 jobsLaPorte County: 40,258 jobsLawrence County: 13,460 jobsMadison County: 39,562 jobsMarion County: 594,093 jobsMarshall County: 19,002 jobsMartin County: 7,187 jobsMiami County: 9,344 jobsMonroe County: 62,687 jobsMontgomery County: 15,263 jobsMorgan County: 16,200 jobsNewton County: 3,253 jobsNoble County: 18,106 jobsOhio County: 1,383 jobsOrange County: 7,610 jobsOwen County: 4,589 jobsParke County: 3,255 jobsPerry County: 6,456 jobsPike County: 3,194 jobsPorter County: 59,111 jobsPosey County: 8,317 jobsPulaski County: 4,626 jobsPutnam County: 13,640 jobsRandolph County: 6,634 jobsRipley County: 12,364 jobsRush County: 4,926 jobsSt. Joseph County: 122,566 jobsScott County: 8,259 jobsShelby County: 18,313 jobsSpencer County: 6,844 jobsStarke County: 4,539 jobsSteuben County: 15,644 jobsSullivan County: 5,628 jobsSwitzerland County: 2,134 jobsTippecanoe County: 83,386 jobsTipton County: 4,453 jobsUnion County: 1,288 jobsVanderburgh County: 108,249 jobsVermillion County: 4,333 jobsVigo County: 48,684 jobsWabash County: 12,291 jobsWarren County: 1,825 jobsWarrick County: 15,964 jobsWashington County: 6,168 jobsWayne County: 30,172 jobsWells County: 10,786 jobsWhite County: 8,926 jobsWhitley County: 12,343 jobs
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jobs, 2017. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Marion County: 594,093 jobsMarion County594,093Lake County: 187,601 jobsLake County187,601Allen County: 184,976 jobsAllen County184,976Hamilton County: 140,022 jobsHamilton County140,022Elkhart County: 133,688 jobsElkhart County133,688St. Joseph County: 122,566 jobsSt. Joseph County122,566Vanderburgh County: 108,249 jobsVanderburgh County108,249Tippecanoe County: 83,386 jobsTippecanoe County83,386Hendricks County: 68,768 jobsHendricks County68,768Monroe County: 62,687 jobsMonroe County62,687Porter County: 59,111 jobsPorter County59,111Clark County: 53,833 jobsClark County53,833Johnson County: 52,845 jobsJohnson County52,845Bartholomew County: 50,560 jobsBartholomew County50,560Vigo County: 48,684 jobsVigo County48,684Delaware County: 45,530 jobsDelaware County45,530LaPorte County: 40,258 jobsLaPorte County40,258Howard County: 39,872 jobsHoward County39,872Madison County: 39,562 jobsMadison County39,562Kosciusko County: 37,939 jobsKosciusko County37,939Floyd County: 30,190 jobsFloyd County30,190Wayne County: 30,172 jobsWayne County30,172Dubois County: 28,977 jobsDubois County28,977Boone County: 28,904 jobsBoone County28,904Grant County: 27,218 jobsGrant County27,218Hancock County: 23,116 jobsHancock County23,116DeKalb County: 21,796 jobsDeKalb County21,796Jackson County: 21,291 jobsJackson County21,291Gibson County: 20,323 jobsGibson County20,323Marshall County: 19,002 jobsMarshall County19,002Shelby County: 18,313 jobsShelby County18,313Noble County: 18,106 jobsNoble County18,106Knox County: 17,322 jobsKnox County17,322Morgan County: 16,200 jobsMorgan County16,200Warrick County: 15,964 jobsWarrick County15,964Steuben County: 15,644 jobsSteuben County15,644Montgomery County: 15,263 jobsMontgomery County15,263Cass County: 14,544 jobsCass County14,544LaGrange County: 14,028 jobsLaGrange County14,028Dearborn County: 13,954 jobsDearborn County13,954Marion County: 594,093 jobsMarion County594,093Lake County: 187,601 jobsLake County187,601Allen County: 184,976 jobsAllen County184,976Hamilton County: 140,022 jobsHamilton County140,022Elkhart County: 133,688 jobsElkhart County133,688St. Joseph County: 122,566 jobsSt. Joseph County122,566Vanderburgh County: 108,249 jobsVanderburgh County108,249Tippecanoe County: 83,386 jobsTippecanoe County83,386Hendricks County: 68,768 jobsHendricks County68,768Monroe County: 62,687 jobsMonroe County62,687Porter County: 59,111 jobsPorter County59,111Clark County: 53,833 jobsClark County53,833Johnson County: 52,845 jobsJohnson County52,845Bartholomew County: 50,560 jobsBartholomew County50,560Vigo County: 48,684 jobsVigo County48,684Delaware County: 45,530 jobsDelaware County45,530LaPorte County: 40,258 jobsLaPorte County40,258Howard County: 39,872 jobsHoward County39,872Madison County: 39,562 jobsMadison County39,562Kosciusko County: 37,939 jobsKosciusko County37,939Floyd County: 30,190 jobsFloyd County30,190Wayne County: 30,172 jobsWayne County30,172Dubois County: 28,977 jobsDubois County28,977Boone County: 28,904 jobsBoone County28,904Grant County: 27,218 jobsGrant County27,218Hancock County: 23,116 jobsHancock County23,116DeKalb County: 21,796 jobsDeKalb County21,796Jackson County: 21,291 jobsJackson County21,291Gibson County: 20,323 jobsGibson County20,323Marshall County: 19,002 jobsMarshall County19,002Shelby County: 18,313 jobsShelby County18,313Noble County: 18,106 jobsNoble County18,106Knox County: 17,322 jobsKnox County17,322Morgan County: 16,200 jobsMorgan County16,200Warrick County: 15,964 jobsWarrick County15,964Steuben County: 15,644 jobsSteuben County15,644Montgomery County: 15,263 jobsMontgomery County15,263Cass County: 14,544 jobsCass County14,544LaGrange County: 14,028 jobsLaGrange County14,028Dearborn County: 13,954 jobsDearborn County13,954
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
jobs		Change on 2016
1Marion County594,093+0.5%
2Lake County187,601+0.4%
3Allen County184,976+1%
4Hamilton County140,022+2.3%
5Elkhart County133,688+4.8%
6St. Joseph County122,566-0%
7Vanderburgh County108,249+1.2%
8Tippecanoe County83,386+0.6%
9Hendricks County68,768+3.7%
10Monroe County62,687+1.1%
11Porter County59,111-0.3%
12Clark County53,833-1%
13Johnson County52,845+3.4%
14Bartholomew County50,560+0.3%
15Vigo County48,684+0.1%
16Delaware County45,530+0.2%
17LaPorte County40,258-0.3%
18Howard County39,872+0.1%
19Madison County39,562+1%
20Kosciusko County37,939+0.8%
21Floyd County30,190+2.7%
22Wayne County30,172+0.8%
23Dubois County28,977-0.1%
24Boone County28,904+4.3%
25Grant County27,218+0.2%
26Hancock County23,116+1.3%
27DeKalb County21,796+1.3%
28Jackson County21,291+1.5%
29Gibson County20,323-0.1%
30Marshall County19,002-2.8%
31Shelby County18,313+0.9%
32Noble County18,1060%
33Knox County17,322-1.1%
34Morgan County16,200+0.5%
35Warrick County15,964+1.5%
36Steuben County15,6440%
37Montgomery County15,263-0.3%
38Cass County14,544-0%
39LaGrange County14,028+5%
40Dearborn County13,954-1.1%
41Decatur County13,940+1.7%
42Huntington County13,841-2.4%
43Adams County13,763+3.4%
44Putnam County13,640+2.7%
45Lawrence County13,460+2.8%
46Henry County13,430+1.1%
47Ripley County12,364+1%
48Whitley County12,343+0.4%
49Jefferson County12,332-0.6%
50Wabash County12,291-1.6%
51Jasper County12,055-0.1%
52Daviess County11,518+0.8%
53Clinton County10,833-1.1%
54Wells County10,786-0.3%
55Harrison County10,356+1.4%
56Miami County9,344-1.4%
57White County8,926-3%
58Posey County8,317-0.2%
59Scott County8,259+2.4%
60Clay County7,638-1.6%
61Orange County7,610-1%
62Jay County7,352-0.4%
63Jennings County7,218+0.6%
64Martin County7,187+1.8%
65Spencer County6,844+0.2%
66Randolph County6,634-9.9%
67Perry County6,456-1.9%
68Fayette County6,319-2.7%
69Greene County6,316+0.3%
70Fulton County6,201+0.4%
71Washington County6,168+4.2%
72Sullivan County5,628-1.6%
73Carroll County5,217+4.8%
74Rush County4,926+0.4%
75Pulaski County4,626+2%
76Owen County4,589+2.7%
77Fountain County4,587+2.9%
78Starke County4,539-4%
79Tipton County4,453+2%
80Vermillion County4,333-1.3%
81Franklin County4,261-5.4%
82Blackford County3,335+3.1%
83Parke County3,255+0.1%
84Newton County3,253-4.2%
85Pike County3,194+7.6%
86Brown County2,989-2.4%
87Benton County2,354+3.1%
88Switzerland County2,134+2.4%
89Crawford County1,935-2.8%
90Warren County1,825-0.3%
91Ohio County1,383-3.1%
92Union County1,288-0.8%

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About this ranking

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2017. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2017.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Indiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2017/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/indiana-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

Marion County, with 594,093 jobs in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Union County, with 1,288 jobs in 2017.

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